Rules of BDSM Manor - safety, respect, and consent.
Note to reader: You will get more from these characters if you read the stories in order, but it's not compulsory.
Tess-O'Meter -- Green/Amber.
-X
I walked into the flat, after a shitter of a day, and dumped Chinese in the kitchen before following the sound of laughter.
If Alex was unhappy about the calorie overload he would have to lump it, I was too tired to cook.
I tapped on Alex's door and snuck my head round, not wanting to interrupt if he was working.
He glanced up and grinned, beckoning me forward, and speaking to the screen in fast Greek.
Greek! I was too knackered for Greek.
"Leslie, blahblahbooyadayadayada." I pinched between my eyes and raised a hand at the screen.
"Hey, Mama. Sorry long day."
Alex stood and guided me into his chair, pulling a stool over for himself and peering at me, concerned.
"Do you have a headache?" he rubbed my arm.
"Yes, sorry. Mama how are you?" I managed to smile at the screen, where my good friend, Mama was also looking at me with her face creased with worry.
"I stay with the English, if the Greek, it make you cry. Enas archarios," she added to Alex.
"Nai," he answered.
Whatever!
"We are well," Mama told me. "Busy, and of course it is beautiful. When will you bring Alex back for us to play with?"
I laughed a little and gazed at the image on the screen. Mama looked well, and I could see part of the gleaming deck and sparkling blue waters behind her.
"Oh, Mama. I wish. I would love to see you all. But apart from anything else, you are booked solid."
The Kostantina was one of my ventures that had been a little too successful. Meaning I rarely got to partake in my beautiful mahogany yacht.
"Wait," Mama said sternly and disappeared. Leaving us gazing at the wider view of the deck, half the galley and a gorgeous cove. Sun reflecting off turquoise water.
"Hmmmm," Alex sighed a little and reached up to massage the back of my neck. I tensed at a sudden flash of pain, but then relaxed. Neither of us took our eyes from the screen. Jumping slightly when Mama came back.
"Six weeks," she said. "In six weeks we come off a kinky cruise (that was her name for the BDSM themed charters they ran), and have the children from the foundation on board five days later."
She fixed me with her dark eyes. "You come on Monday and leave Thursday," Alex and I both pulled our phones out as she gave us the dates. "We have the four days for light repairs and re-stock. My boys will be tired after the kinky use, but they can still work and take part as long as we have another sub we can use." She winked when Alex glanced up from his phone with a grin.
"I could make that work," he said, giving me the hopeful side eye.
"So could I," I muttered as I scrolled through my diary. "Really, Mama? You don't want the rest?"
She huffed that away with a flick of her hand. "We have two days a few weeks later. And dry dock at the end of the season. What do we do with rest?"
That was true, my beautiful girl would be out of the water for two months soon. People think she's just a boat, but I knew in my heart she was dreading it.
"Of course," Mama had narrowed her eyes at Alex now. "We have had some problems on some of the islands."
"Really?" I hadn't heard of anything.
"Yes with rich tourists. It would be terrible if Alex was to be kidnapped and taken for ransom. What a horrible ordeal it would be to be taken away. Bound, blindfolded, used, and tortured for days by those filthy sea-rats. Until you paid the ransom."
"If I paid the ransom?" I suggested with some doubt and a grin.
"Maybe you should not come," Mama was grinning as well.
We both studied Alex who was flushed, his head lowered, and although Mama couldn't see, she knew, was hard as a rock.
I looked back at the screen. "I'll be in touch, and look forward to my Mama-hug. Give everyone my best."
She blew kisses and said her goodbyes. I shut the screen off for Alex as he let out a long breath then turned to look at me still grinning at him.
"Don't worry," I told him insincerely, "I won't let the bad guys get you."
He laughed and brushed my hair back. "Do you want me to cook? I can see the pain in your eyes."
"I brought Chinese. Maybe you can heat it up while I take a quick shower."
Alex kissed me. "Deal."
-X
Six weeks later we sipped cocktails by our villa pool and felt totally spoiled.
We had arrived on Sunday morning and travelled to this luxury retreat. The grounds were private and had their own dock. Which, in the circumstances was important.
The owner was a regular sailor on the Kostantina. He chartered her several times a year, and also funded at least two foundation cruises per year, which I very much appreciated.
The Kostantina could give up to ten children, with quite severe mobility issues, and other disabilities, a wonderful trip. Approximately 40% of her trips were foundation trips with children, families and carers from all over the world.
Around another 40% were Mama's kinky cruises, and the rest was more general. Plus, I would slip in family and friends when I could. The crew also had time allocated to bring family and friends on board.
Alex and I had honeymooned on her. I think the experience had rather taken him by surprise at first. He knows me better now.
Our host had invited us to dinner last night and it had been a lovely evening. He, like me, was a dominant. Actually, he knew John better. It was John who had introduced Elias to the Kostantina and me, when he was a guest at the manor.
That was before I met Alex. They hadn't actually met before, but Elias was well aware of who and what Alex was. And our plan.
He had told us of walks and villages we should visit. Where the best tavernas were. How good the spa was. And we responded as if we really did expect to be here for a week.
We lazed around Monday, and as I sat drying from a dip and sipped my drink, I smiled to myself. Even as we sat here, our bags were being delivered to the Kostantina docked below.
About an hour before sunset I stood and stretched. "I'm going to go and shower. You coming up?"
Alex looked over at the horizon. "Maybe in a bit. I think I'll take a walk."
"Okay, but remember what Mama told us. Don't go off the resort without me."
"Of course not." Alex (always better than me at staying in character) kissed me and wandered down towards the steps that led to the beach and the docks. His hands in the pockets of his baggy shorts.
I walked quickly to where Elias waited with a jeep. He was laughing as he pulled away.
"You like these games, yes?"
"Games are fun," I grinned. "Do we have time?"
"Yes, the path will take him to the beach first. He will not see."
"No one is going to freak and call the police?"
"No, no. Only my experienced staff are here tonight. They will pay no attention."
I laughed, enjoying the rush of breeze as he zipped me to the dock.
All Alex knew, is he should walk to the beach, and then to the end of the dock. He wouldn't see the Kostantina, she was well hidden, and the speed at which she put out to sea should surprise him. He would naturally expect to have to wait for me to catch up.
Mama was sneaky, and she knew that just a hint of uncertainty would make the experience richer for him.
Elias stopped the jeep and I thanked him before running down the dock and swinging Mama up in my arms.
"Mama, I missed you."
"Ah, let me look at you." She inspected me closely. "You have been working too hard. Alex is on his way?"
"Yes, Elias said maybe fifteen minutes."
"Then we get out of sight."
We climbed onto the sleek white yacht that belonged to a friend of Elias', and behind which the smaller Kostantina was nestled.
Captain waved a hello at me, he already had the engines running.
There was a sturdy walkway between the two vessels.
A hand touched my back and I turned to see Mario, "Mr Morgan, nice to see you."
"Hi, Mario. Everything in place?"
"Yes, we are all very excited to see Alex again. He takes pain so well."
I grinned. Mama's crew were vers. In the sense that although they were subserviate to her, they could play and genuinely enjoy, either the sub or dom role.
That's actually more common that you might think.
Captain was a different issue. He just liked to watch. But could be relied on to wield a flogger or whip in a pinch.
I was about to ask another question when Mario held a finger to his lips. "Alex is there. He looks confused."
We peered through the obstacles that had been placed, just so, on board. Alex did look confused. He expected to see the Kostantina even if he was meant to pretend not to recognize her. There would be some doubt, a question as to whether something had gone wrong.
After hesitating and looking behind him, and back along the beach where he had just walked, probably for me. Alex started down towards the end of the dock as instructed.
Mario pressed a hand on my arm when there was a sharp cry.
"Help! Help. Den boron a kolympiso. Help."
Alex raced towards the sound, calling in Greek. Leaning over and looking shocked. Reaching a hand into the water.
Mario held his phone up and showed me a picture of an elderly lady. "She knows Elias. She used to win medals. The crew of this boat will go get her."
"Medals for swimming?" I asked and cracked up when Mario winked.
Down below we could only see splashing water and Alex reaching down. He was taken by surprise when a hood was yanked over his head and he was pulled backwards.
The struggle was instinctive, but he was disoriented and had forgotten about the game in his panic over the old woman. Honestly, it was genius.
Ly had deployed the hood, and Kostas had immediately pulled a knot over his ankles. They both muscled him over and his arms behind his back, not trusting his self-defence skills, which I had warned may kick in as a reflex.